Self-basting pan



No. 626,029. Patented May 30, I899.

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SELF BASTING PAN.

(Application filed Mar. 10, 1898.)

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.-

LEONIA MABEE, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

SELF-BASTING PAN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 626,029, dated May 30,1899'.

Application filed March 10, 1898- is a full, clear, and exactdescription, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming apart hereof.

My invention relates to self-basting pans; and it consists of the novelconstruction, combination, and arrangement of parts hereinafter shown,described, and claimed.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the preferred form of my improvedself-basting pan. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view takenapproximately on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is an enlarged detailview looking in the direction indicated by the arrow 3 in Fig. 2.

In the construction of my improved basting-pan I make use of thesheet-metal cylinder 1, that is provided with a bottom 2 and a top 3,said top and bottom being secured to the ends of the cylinder 1 by theordinary beads or seams usually employed to connect sections of sheetmetal. Formed in the top 3 is a circular opening 4, the same beingsmaller in diameter than is the cylinder 1, and said opening 4 isarranged eccentrically in said top 3. Fixed to the-top 3 around the edgeof this opening 4 is a laterally-projecting screwthreaded flange 5. Theopeningthus formed in the cylinder 1 is closed byacap 6, provided withthe integral screw-threaded flange 7 ,that engages upon thescrew-threaded flange 5. In the center of the cap 6 is formed a seriesof perforations 8, and an open-ended discharge-spout 9 is riveted to theouter face of the cap 6 in such a manner as to inclose the perforations8 and convey the hot air and steam that discharges through saidperforations to the edge of the cap 6. A handle 10 is located upon theouter face of this cap 6, and said handle may be made removable, ifdesired.

When in use my improved pan preferably sits in a wire frame, the top ofwhich is curved to conform with the curvature of the cylinder of thepan; but this frame is not essen- Serial No. 673,306. (No model.)

tial, as the pan may be placed directly upon the bottom of the oven.

In the use of my improved pan the roast is placed in the pan, togetherwith a sufficient amount of water for properly cooking said roast, afterwhich the cap 6 is tightly screwed upon the flange 5 and the pancontaining the roast is located upon the frame within the oven. Thesteam arising from the water within the pan will find an exit throughthe perforations 8 and pass outwardly through the discharge-spout 9.When it becomes necessary to baste the roast, the operator engages thehandle 10 of the cap 6 and turns or rotates the cylinder 1 a number oftimes, and in so doing the roast within the pan is turned over and over,and thus becomes thoroughly basted in the hot water which is combinedwith the juices which necessarily exude from theroast. When the operatorfinishes turning the pan, it is desirable that the wider portion of thetop 3 be at the bottom of said pan, and thus the roast will liepartially submerged in the basting fluid.

My improved basting-pan can be used as a boiler by merely setting thesame upon end and placing the water or other material desired to beboiled within said pan.

A self-basting pan ofmyimproved construction is simple, inexpensive,very compact, easily operated, and is very efficient in use.

I claim- A basting-pan, constructed with a sheetmetalcylinder having oneclosed end, in the opposite end of which is formed aneccentrically-arranged opening, a removable cap nor- 'mally closing saidopening, said cap being LEONIA MABEE.

Witnesses:

EDWARD E. LONGAN, ALBERT J. MoCAULEY.

